Mumbai, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mumbai Crime Branch has launched a crackdown on arms smuggling and unauthorised possession of firearms in the city, arresting a man and recovering two country-made pistols and 19 live cartridges from his possession.
According to police officials, the Crime Branch received a tip-off that a man was planning to bring illegal firearms and live ammunition to the Agripada area without any valid licence or permit.
Acting on the information, a team from Crime Branch Unit 2 laid a trap in the area and detained a man who was allegedly moving around under suspicious circumstances.
During a search, the police recovered two country-made pistols and 19 live cartridges from his possession. The arrested accused has been identified as Ganesh Landge.
A case has been registered against him at the Agripada Police Station under relevant sections of the Arms Act. The Crime Branch is now investigating the source of the weapons, the intended use of the firearms, and whether the accused was connected to any larger illegal arms network.
The accused told the court that the police had arrived suddenly to arrest him. The police, however, stated that they had received information that four people were sitting together and were armed. They further informed the court that some of the accused were absconding and that they needed to investigate the Tiger Shroff case. The police also stated that the investigation into the source of the weapon and the purpose for which it was intended was still underway. The accused was subsequently remanded to two days of police custody.
In a similar operation earlier on May 24, the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three alleged operatives linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and seized three sophisticated Chinese-made pistols along with 45 live cartridges.
The arrests were made by the Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch near St George's Hospital on P D'Mello Road in South Mumbai following specific intelligence inputs about armed gang members entering the city.
Investigators had launched a probe to determine why the accused had brought the weapons to Mumbai and whether they were planning to carry out any high-profile criminal activity.
Source: IANS
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